New shoes

Life is full of symbolism. Every time you catch a moment to sit back and relax and revel in a flashing moment of selfconfidence, something or someone reminds you that you have got a lot to learn.

This morning while I enjoyed the company of my well behaved children, a sharp contrast from the naughty children I endured yesterday, I got an email from a parenting website about introducing manners to toddlers. I checked the bottom of the email to see if my mom forwarded it to me. But it was in fact a random, unsoliceted, ironic coincedence. The govermemt must have cameras in the shoe department at nordstroms.

I shook off the email and spent a great morning having breakfast and then playing. Just as I was about to pat my back and close the book on the nightmare that was yesterday, Owen threw up on josie's brand new shoes. Which means we will have to go shopping all over again.

I opened my electronic inbox and reread the email about manners hoping to brush up before the ordeal.